Mike Kilen

As campus adapts, sense of community will remain

GCU is known for its vibrant campus life. To maintain that spirit was a big challenge that University and student leaders tackled this summer. Here's […]

Advocacy and counseling go hand in hand

An advocate can be as simple as “not remaining silent when someone speaks negatively of other people,” said Ron Friesen, a GCU adjunct instructor who […]

Faculty are plugged in for online, blended learning

GCU ground faculty did it in a pinch, shifting gears last spring when classes moved to emergency remote learning mode because of the pandemic. But […]

New COE Assistant Dean loves guiding teachers

To say the new Assistant Dean in the College of Education is driven may be an understatement. Emily Pottinger has taken on the leadership role […]

This training will help multiply number of teachers

There's a national teacher shortage, a numbers problem GCU is helping address. GCU's K12 Educational Development hopes its webinar training on teacher certification tests adds […]

Counselors face their own pandemic stress

The stresses are adding up. A pandemic, social unrest, working from home, loss of income and freedoms. Now think of the mental health professionals trying […]

GCU program has new students well-prepared for fall

GCU was ahead of the game. When new students start the year with online instruction in September, they already will be familiar with GCU through […]

How GCU remains one of largest sources of teachers

Katy Long calls it "the circle of life," not after "The Lion King" song but after GCU's efforts to fill Arizona schools with more teachers […]

Training global counselors in troubled times

Times are tough and counselors are on the front lines of race and pandemic issues. GCU prepares its behavioral health students for that reality with […]